Exit polls are surveys of a small percentage of voters taken after they leave their voting place. Pollsters use this data to project how all voters or segments of voters side on a particular race or ballot measure. How to read exit polls | How CNN makes projections

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• All Times Eastern Standard
• CNN will broadcast a projected winner only after an extensive review of data from a number of sources. Details about CNN's projection process
• Poll closing times by state and time zone
• "Party change" denotes a race where the 2008 projected winner is from a different party than the previous winner or incumbent.
• Glossary of Election Night terms
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